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Skills and labour
market strategy
2020–2025
Skills and labour market strategy • 1
Foreword
Portsmouth wants to be known as a city of attainable opportunity
for every business, every student and every resident, and a strong
strategy and action plan for skills and the labour market is key.
Portsmouth’s Skills and Labour Market Strategy of the most diverse, most innovative, and most
2020–2025 has been developed with partners future ready. It is also an opportunity to firmly push
from across the city to answer the call from the our social value ambitions focusing on the three
Portsmouth Economic Development and pillars of social, economic and environmental
Regeneration strategy 2019–2036. It aims to work into the core of our business community,
provide a skills-progression strategy that will benefiting employees, students and residents
seek to align skills provision to local employment alike. To better connect our business and our
needs, and to ensure that residents are able to education providers, to ensure that the education
access the opportunities on their doorstep. and skills provided to our young people are truly
The shared vision amongst these partners is to suited to our changing economy, and to utilise
have a home grown, highly skilled and ambitious transferrable skills in ways never seen before.
workforce, not only able to deliver on business What does that mean for Portsmouth? It means
and economic needs now, but sustainably and that our residents should be inspired to increase
confidently into the future. A workforce that is their educational attainment, embrace lifelong
inspired at all stages of its education, training learning, skills progression and qualifications
and careers. A workforce that has the ability, progression, no matter what their age,
the resources and the support to not only build background or need. Portsmouth wants its
and improve on their skills, but to also diversify residents to be able to attain high quality and well
and increase them. paid work in the city and surrounding areas, and
The skills landscape is changing, and even its students leaving the University of Portsmouth
before the Covid-19 crisis was doing so at a to build not only their careers but their lives
rapid rate with significant impacts in both the here. Portsmouth needs to continue building
short and long term. The Covid-19 crisis brings on its record low unemployment seen prior to
with it new challenges as well as increasing the the Covid-19 crisis decreasing the amount of
severity of the challenges already faced. Impacts residents who have no qualifications and
on the workforce and business are being seen, increasing the amount with higher qualifications.
with furloughed workers, redundancy, varying Since the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment
sector recovery speeds, changes in working rates in Portsmouth have risen, with unemployed
practices and social distancing rules making the claimants growing by 28.1%. Specific challenges
road ahead complex and turbulent. What remains seen in the high numbers of youth (16–24 years
unchanged is that skills and qualifications remain old) unemployment. Portsmouth knows that
key in this strategy enhancing employment targeted support to help this demographic
opportunities for the individual. Skills is one of back into sustainable jobs within the work force
the most important pillars of business is essential for recovery and economic growth.
competitiveness, and imperative in increasing It wants to improve the amount of apprenticeships,
economic prosperity of the global, national and specifically within key science, technology,
local economy. Whilst the challenges Covid-19 engineering, arts and maths (STEAM) industry
brings should not be underestimated , there is areas. Apprenticeship starts in Portsmouth
a chance to view it as an opportunity. To launch have declined significantly since the start of
large scale upskilling and reskilling, to be able the Covid-19 crisis with 1,740 fewer beginning,
to fine tune the Portsmouth workface into one accelerating a slight decline noted in 2018/19.
2 • Skills and labour market strategy
Portsmouth knows that partnerships within and many more. Portsmouth City Council
the business community are fundamental in has also shown its unrelenting support for
encouraging these numbers to increase, and programmes based around skills development,
key to driving talent development in the many upskilling and new skills training by contributing
vital industry sectors within the city. It wants towards the Solent Apprenticeship Hub’s
businesses to feel confident in the support that Transfer to Transform programme, giving
is on offer and to draw on it consistently and struggling SMEs in the city vital funds with
successfully. And most importantly, it wants a which to train new and existing staff.
local economy that is inclusive and accessible Portsmouth has shown that its strength lies
to everyone. within its ability to come together with all parts
Portsmouth wants to be known for leading the of it community and be responsive to the need,
charge in response to the wider global challenges not only within a very short time, but also in the
that face businesses and the workforce not only long term, as this strategy shows.
today, but into the future. Covid-19 is an example Despite the Covid-19 impact, Portsmouth has
of such a challenge, and the city of Portsmouth not lost sight of the other challenges facings
has already shown that it has the capability and its workforce and residents. Portsmouth still
innovative thinking to immediately rise to such wants residents to be prosperous, happy and
a challenge despite unprecedented levels of healthy; living in a city that actively tackles
confusion and uncertainty. In the very early days climate change and takes ambitious strides
and weeks of crisis Portsmouth launched a strong towards clean growth. Portsmouth seeks an
and resilient support service to businesses unrivalled infrastructure; driving the growth and
including setting up the first dedicated success of the businesses and residents that it
Covid-19 business helpline in the Solent area, supports. It wants to understand and embrace
taking part in the Solent LEP Partnership and the speed of technological advancement, and
H&IOW Local Resilience Forum, setting up the ensure our residents and workers have the
Portsmouth Crowd Funder “Pay It Forward necessary new skills and training needed for
Scheme”, helping to establish the “Shaping jobs in artificial intelligence, virtual reality,
Portsmouth’s Future Together” action group, automation and digital technologies.
Skills and labour market strategy • 3
Introduction
The Skills and Labour Market Strategy is and research for the strategy is based on the
designed to not only provide a focused responses and analysis of the Employer Skills
strategy, but be driven by a clear action plan Survey in 2019 which received approximately
to support recovery and growth. Produced in 250 business responses. Analysis of the
partnership with the business and education Portsmouth economy using Hampshire
communities, this working document is County Council economic dashboard data,
designed to be responsive to the skills and input from the Hampshire Future Skills team,
workforce needs we face in the current three Further Education (FE),Higher Education
economic climate. This remains the same (HE),training provider consultations, and five
following the Covid-19 crisis. industrial sector focus groups were also part
of the foundation research. As we transition
We cannot give an expected date of a
into recovery post Covid-19, more local
vaccine or antiviral treatment so it remains
interventions will be necessary and partnership
likely that we will need to learn to live with the
with local stakeholders will be even more
risks associated with COVID-19, the threat
critical to protect livelihoods, to safeguard the
this poses to public health, the possibility of
economy, secure long-term economic success
other future pandemics and the likelihood
for the residents, workforce and businesses.
of prolonged disruption to our lives and
livelihoods for months if not years. Due to this, The very core of this strategy is to be
we will need to revisit, repurpose and update ambitious – for residents, businesses and the
this strategy and action plan as both the workforce as one. With emphasis on raising
situation and our plans evolve. The core data aspirations within the city, developing home-
4 • Skills and labour market strategy
grown talent to support our skills needs and University in addition to local government
providing the critical educational and training and hospitals in the city.
support to be able to move the city in tandem
Portsmouth recognises the strengths of its
with the rapidly changing industrial landscape.
larger industry sectors and the growth of new
The Skills and Labour Market Strategy seeks emerging technologies and has put these at
to make itself sustainable by keeping in sight the heart of the development and evolution
not only the local factors that impact skills, of skills within the Portsmouth city workforce.
but also the wider national picture, including
This strategy and action plan not only looks
global trends. The strategy works to directly
to build upon existing good work and increase
align itself to a wide range of relevant strategies
the current success stories, but to also tackle
and policies, encompassing the Solent LEPs
the obstacles and challenges with strength and
emerging local industrial strategy, the Solent
innovation. The three most important drivers
LEPs evolving skills strategy, the UK Industrial
to raising employment levels, supporting
Strategy 2017, and the Department for
economic growth and increasing productivity
Educations Post-16 skills plan.
are Level 3 attainment, Level 4 attainment
This strategy will invigorate and refresh and trade apprenticeships, and despite solid
the confidence the city holds in its skills. improvements in Level 3 attainments, Level 4
Portsmouth already has a strong platform on attainment and trade apprenticeships are areas
which to launch this Skills and Labour Market where Portsmouth falls behind in comparative
strategy and action plan, with established and data. More needs to be done to assist
committed partnerships in place, a history emerging technologies and new types
of successful projects aimed at workforce of employment clusters with focused support
and skills development, and an increasingly and investment.
engaged employer base, keen to support talent
The city of Portsmouth houses some of the
growth. Portsmouth has an impressive job
most deprived members of society in the
density of 0.88, meaning there is a job for 88
country meaning that economic inactivity
of every 100 residents, which in higher than
and social mobility are core issues to resolve.
comparator areas.
Reaching those positioned the furthest from
Since 2010, Portsmouth saw impressive the labour market and working to support
resident workforce employment growth their successful and sustained entry into it,
with over 4,000 new employees. However is essential.
data shows, that since 2018 with the
The Covid-19 pandemic has only increased
additional impact of the Covid-19 crisis,
the challenge in supporting these sections
this has now decreased by approximately
of our community, as an increase in skilled
3,000. The majority of our GVA comes from
jobseekers flooding the market serves to
global industries such as aerospace and
increase employment barriers to those with
defence, marine and maritime and advanced
fewer skills and less experience. On a much
engineering, but our smaller industries such
wider platform, Portsmouth is not alone in the
as the creative industries are experiencing
face of growing technologies such as artificial
commendably fast growth rates – as of 2019
intelligence, digital skills and autonomous
this stood at 10% per annum since 2010. It’s
development, factors that will lead to jobs that
noteable that public administration, defence,
do not yet exist. Skills preparation for this is
education and health accounts for a third of
one of the most critical focus points for the
Portsmouth workplace employees, reflecting
next five years.
the presence of the naval base and Portsmouth
Skills and labour market strategy • 5
The statistics
Setting the skills scene
71.4% of full time
employed
18.4% part
time 13.4% self
employed
Unemployment low at 3.5% Southampton 4.1% National 4.1%
Nationa
Employment in full-time/part-time:
28,400
Approx.
71.4% Portsmouth
71.3% Southampton resident workers leaving
the city to work each day
75.2% National
41,500
Approx.
26.1% Southampton 20.4% workers commute in
to Portsmouth to work
National 21.3% (Net inflow of 13,100 approx.)
Economic inactivity (as of March 2019)
0.88
25.8%
Job density in South East
Portsmouth of
0.88
0.78 Solent
high level 3 qualifications
0.75 Southampton
in 2018 in Portsmouth
17% Nationaly
One of the highest amongst benchmark areas.
5th out of 14 of authenticities in Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
6.9% of the resident population
have no qualifications.
6.2% Southampton
6.9% National
6 • Skills and labour market strategy
80.8%
Portsmouth Businesses by size:
micro
of the working age population
are receiving unemployment
claimant benefits (correct as of May 2020)
15% Small Public administration, education
3.7% Medium and health largest sector of local
economy accounting for
0.5% Large 26.5% of GVA
al
4
neighbourhoods within
18/19 FE apprenticeship starts
Portsmouth in top 2% fell compared to 17/18, slower
of most deprived areas than South East. Apprenticeship
completions fallen faster than
South East average.
4.8%
6.4% started in Portsmouth
16-18 year 3.4% in Southampton
olds are NEET
3% in the UK
Statistical neighbour 6.6%, national 5.5%
Highest business start up
against comparator areas 1,200 at16.6% new businesses
in Portsmouth
(2019,Q3 data)
Residents’ earnings in Workplace earnings are:
Portsmouth are in line
with Southampton at
£590 Portsmouth
£555p/w £615 Southampton
but below national
average at £585p/w. £585 National
33.1%
2018 saw an increase
in residents gaining
a level 4 qualification
Southampton 38.1% Nationaly 39.2%
Skills and labour market strategy • 7
What the city is saying about skills
This is a strategy for the city, by the city, and as such draws
on consultation with a wide variety of businesses, education
organisations, stakeholders and public sector colleagues.
Some of the headline comments from those • Internships/work experience/
consultations are listed below: apprenticeships, practical/life skills –
including work ethic and interview
• Soft skills such as written communications,
preparation were the three most common
negotiation, customer service is still lacking
responses to how the education system
from the workforce currently and will be in
can better prepare young people for the
the future. Emphasis on emotional
world of work (Employer Survey 2019,
intelligence in future (Employer Survey
Shaping Portsmouth)
2019, Shaping Portsmouth)
• The majority of businesses do not feel the
• Engineering, management/leadership and
education system currently prepares young
IT/computer skills were the most important
people well enough for the world of work
skills lacking in businesses current and
(Employer Survey 2019, Shaping
future workforces (Employer Survey 2019,
Portsmouth)
Shaping Portsmouth)
• Public sector and private sector employers
• Team working, leadership/management
need to improve the way the provide work
skills and customer service/interaction
experience for local schools, colleges and
were the three most requested local training
universities (Cornerstone Employers Solent
courses (Employer Survey 2019, Shaping
group)
Portsmouth)
8 • Skills and labour market strategy• Careers Information and Guidance (CIAG)
needs to become a priority (Solent NHS)
• Low levels of literacy and numeracy
act as a substantial barrier to work
and education opportunities (NHS)
• The aging work force in Portsmouth
needs to be considered when looking
at training and skills development for all
stages of an individual’s career (NHS)
• Health and Social care needs
to be recognised as a priority
area alongside traditional STEM
industries (Citizens Advice, NHS)
• Business support, from recruitment,
CIAG, skills access and infrastructure
guidance needs to be increased and
consistent (Shaping, NHS, British Marine)
• Focus on the inclusion of those most
vulnerable and/or furthest away to the
labour market. This includes supporting
programmes such as the Armed Forces
Covenant, Disability Confident, as well
as looking at supporting Looked After
Children and those in minority groups
(NHS, Portsmouth City Council)
• Aspirations of residents within the city need
to be raised to encourage educational and
skills development towards Level 4+ (DWP)
• Business support, especially for SMEs,
neesd to be improved to ensure full
representation, and access to particular
skills suited to small businesses (DWP)
• Inclusion and accessibility work needs
to continue (Shaping Portsmouth)
• Call to make Portsmouth a Marine
Hub, drawing more business and
investment into the city (British Marine)
Skills and labour market strategy • 9Strengths and opportunities
• Contractions seen in growth in two • The two largest contributors to the
important sectors for Portsmouth; Portsmouth economy both grew on the
0.2% for manufacturing and previous year with the broad public
1.4% for IT and communication. administration, health and education sector
up by 2.4% and distribution, transport,
• Strong growth has been seen in the number
accommodation and food up by an
of businesses in Portsmouth, driven
impressive 6.6% on the year before. Growth
specifically by micro and small businesses.
in these two broad sectors in Portsmouth
80.8% of business units in Portsmouth are
was faster than most of comparator areas.
utilised by micro businesses.
• Portsmouth has a high number of residents
• Self-employment growth is strong within the
who are achieving Level 3 qualifications, the
city – last year 170 new businesses created.
fastest growth across all benchmark areas.
• Portsmouth’s workplace earnings remain
1% higher than the national average at
approximately £590 per week.
10 • Skills and labour market strategyWeaknesses and threats
• UK manufacturing output is suffering a • The unemployment claimant rise for the City
decrease, this is unwelcome to Portsmouth is 7.2%, higher than the national average of
with its large manufacturing base. 6.4%. The covid-19 pandemic saw 25.5% of
employed workers furloughed and 58.3% of
• There is a fall in FE apprenticeship starts
self-employed workers claiming via the
within Portsmouth, although this is a slower
Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
decrease than the national picture. There is
also a fall in apprenticeship achievements, • Many higher paid and higher skilled jobs are
at a faster increase than the national picture. being taken by employees commuting into
Portsmouth and not by residents.
• Portsmouth has a low number of residents
that progress to a Level 4 qualification or • Resident salaries are lower than the national
higher. average which indicates the lower skills level
of the workforce.
• Portsmouth has a low percentage of people
going to university. • Large amounts of the resident population
are leaving the city each day to work and
• The construction sector has been hit
these are mainly in the lower skilled job
extremely hard by the Covid-19 pandemic,
types.
with construction output falling by 40.1%.
Skills and labour market strategy • 11Key priority themes
Through our extensive consultation process immediate and long term future of Portsmouth
and analysis of the quantitative and qualitative workforce and labour market, it also knows the
data and feedback, there was a broad some of these effects are still yet to be known
agreement over the following key themes that or fully understood. Being responsive to the
emerged: needs as they arise, and allowing flexible
changes in approach and assistance is key in
• Inspire
the final theme of this strategy and action plan.
• Develop
• Respond
• Partner
These themes were developed and used as
Following on from the Covid-19 crisis, a further the basis for the strategy and subsequent
theme was agreed upon. Whilst Portsmouth action plans.
knows that the effects will be felt in the
12 • Skills and labour market strategyTheme 1: Inspire Portsmouth residents to
achieve better skills, train and find
higher skilled employment
We want Portsmouth to be a place where people Objective 1.3: Strengthen and
of all ages have access to a high quality local improve the Career Information
education offer to learn, improve their skill
and Guidance (CIAG) available to
levels and earn a good living. Encouragement
to diversify is key to this; as well as ensuring
all residents
our business and training partners work with us Provide good quality, valuable and impartial
in creating sustainable training and information, advice and guidance linked to local
employment opportunities. Labour Marker Information (LMI) to ensure an
understanding of the different pathways to skills,
Objective 1.1: Develop and qualifications and training. Make improvements
encourage a skills-progression to better prepare young people for the current
mentality across the city and future skills needs of employers. Allow
individuals to make informed choices about
Helping residents to understand and obtain their careers and personal development.
the opportunities to diversify and widen their
skill sets. Work to build a proactive skills Objective 1.4: Promote inclusion
development mentality within businesses, and
and employability for all to ensure
work to promote the benefits of training
throughout all stages of a career.
a career and skills development
pathway for everyone
Objective 1.2: Increase workforce Shake the stigma of education and training
retention and support the being for the young, and encourage those
development of resident skills already in the workforce to develop themselves
to allow city opportunities to be further. Support targeted employment and
skills provision for the most disadvantaged
obtained
groups, including those people experiencing
Inspire every resident to gain, develop and complex barriers to work.
utilise their skills within the city of Portsmouth’s
businesses. Work with our employers and
training providers to provide experience and
opportunities for those about to enter the
workforce.
Skills and labour market strategy • 13Theme 2: Integrate Portsmouth businesses into
the heart of skills and labour market
development
Continue to drive productivity by making the Objective 2.3: Work to increase
best use of training programmes and the amount of Portsmouth
qualification pathways to create a highly skilled
residents that have L4+
and talented home grown workforce. Working
with businesses to build upon Portsmouth’s
qualifications
competitive advantage in its high growth To ensure that the key drivers for economic
business sectors and new technologies by growth are met by encouraging further and
investing in training and skills development. higher education participation by Portsmouth
Helping business to thrive in Portsmouth. residents. Promote the variety of skills training
that can be completed not only whilst in full
Objective 2.1: Ensure employers time education, but also whilst in full time work.
are at the heart of technical and
vocational training Objective 2.4: Decrease the
number of Portsmouth residents
Draw down on the multi-industry knowledge,
the businesses in our city hold to gain a
who have no or low level
greater understanding of their skills needs of qualifications
the present and the future. Creating a strong Focus on the large number of residents that
workforce that is responsive and proactive in do not hold any qualifications at all and ensure
sustaining Portsmouth’s economic growth. that they are given basic skills training as a
minimum. Assist them to gain the qualifications
Objective 2.2: Provide fully needed to secure employment or places on
comprehensive business training programmes that will develop and
support to assist businesses progress their skill sets. Help residents with no
with their current and future skills or low skills secure paid employment and
subsequently healthier and safer lives within
workforce needs
the city.
Provide a system that gives support to all
businesses within the city of Portsmouth
to support workforce development and
employment. This covers a wide variety
of needs from recruitment, to technology
access, to wider infrastructure development,
in all business from micros and SMEs to large
multinational corporations.
14 • Skills and labour market strategyTheme 3: Create and strengthen city wide
partnerships to support relevant and
focused workforce development
Create, improve and utilise the wide range of Developing a sustainable and successful skills
partnerships across the city that support skills and education offer for the more vulnerable
and the labour market. residents is essential when looking at the offer
within the city.
Building upon the strong partnerships already
established within the city, we want to encourage
education providers, industry groups,
Objective 3.3: Work to create a
authorities and other supporting employment skills and learning provision that
organisations to take a lead role in providing is focused on economic growth
innovative ideas around training and skills, and prosperity for the city of
supporting the wider economic growth and Portsmouth
regeneration plans for Portsmouth.
Allow employers to not only support our
workforce, but also to help influence and shape
Objective 3.1: Create a clear
the skills provision needed to do this. Create
communication network for links between employers and education and
skills partners within the city to training providers to ensure that educational
use in relation to skills and the offers are meeting industry needs. Bring
workforce together partners who can assist with
technology, funding and infrastructure support
Encourage direct communications between
to ensure the education is sustainable.
education providers and skills industry partners
including but not exclusive to the Solent LEP,
Shaping Portsmouth, and DWP. Increase
Objective 3.4: Encourage and
participation in learning and improve support clean green growth
progression pathways into intermediate and education, skills, and training
higher-level skills by promoting awareness, Ensure that the skills provision centred on
specifically around financial and social support. climate change and clean growth is being
prioritised. Work to develop skills programmes
Objective 3.2: Develop new that can be developed and approved for
and existing programmes delivery over the course of the Skills and
and projects that support Labour Market Strategy and Action Plan.
businesses employing Identify relevant funding to support this
vulnerable resident groups and encourage providers and colleges in the
area to add weight to the development of
Identify clear pathways to financial and social the curriculum.
support for employment and skills
programmes within the city. Addressing the
barriers to learning and education for these
residents is critical in improving economic
inactivity levels, solving social mobility issues
and increasing aspiration levels in Portsmouth.
Skills and labour market strategy • 15Theme 4: Respond to the significant impact
on people’s health, wellbeing and
livelihoods caused by the Covid-19
pandemic.
We want the Covid-19 recovery to be people Objective 4.2: Redundancy
focused, protecting the labour market and the support
improvements previously seen. We recognise
that the economy has changed permanently Business failure will lead to job losses, and the
and Covid-19 has caused disruption to almost employment rate is likely to fall from its current
every business within Portsmouth. We plan to high. It is too early to estimate the number of
set out an innovative set of local interventions job losses in the city due to Covid-19 but data
needed to deliver effective, targeted support, already shows an increase in the number of
filling the local gaps in provision. Some of these people claiming benefits due to unemployment.
gaps are already known, some we anticipate, Previous recessions have particularly affected
and some we just simply don’t know, but by the 16-24 age group but we also need to be
being prepared to adapt to the need as and alive to the impact on all working age groups.
when it appears, we can be sure to respond to
the skills and workforce challenges we are Objective 4.3: Alignment for
facing and will face. recovery funding
Support existing businesses to recover, grow
Objective 4.1: Workforce and create decent jobs; radically improve our
reskilling ecosystem for growth businesses; and deliver
As some job roles change, some cease to exist the next generation of strategic economic
and some are created for the very first time, we infrastructure. Work with key stakeholders to
want to help our workforce, residents and ensure city-wide agreement and alignment for
businesses access the right skills training and funding streams in the short, medium and long
education so vitally needed to get through this term.
current economic situation. Helping our
employers to understand new funding Objective 4.4: Young people
opportunities and ensure that their needs help Many young people may now find that their first
shape local skills provision. This will include career steps are compromised. It is essential
projects being prepared before the pandemic that we use this time to give them the right skills
whilst recognising individuals and protecting to improve their chances of getting employment.
businesses that were viable before the crisis There will be significantly increased competition
but now face rapid structural changes. for fewer jobs, making it harder for those further
away from the labour market to get into work.
16 • Skills and labour market strategyAction plans
Theme 1: action plan: inspire
Objective 1.1: Encourage a skills-progression mentality across the city
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Hampshire Chamber, Event held Maintain attendance figures of approx.
Future Portsmouth PCC economic
University of Portsmouth annually in 130 Portsmouth businesses potentially
event growth
ALPHI March via virtual means
Events held
Solent Apprenticeship
annually in By 2023 increase number of people
National PCC children, Hub, University of
February/ starting and completing
Apprenticeship Week families and Portsmouth, Shaping
March apprenticeships within Portsmouth by
events education services Portsmouth, PCC
potentially via 5%
(economic growth)
virtual means
Increase the amount of Portsmouth
Impartial skills needs
business that complete training
analysis and advice to Solent
PCC economic growth 2020-2021 programmes/apprenticeships based on
Portsmouth Apprenticeship Hub
Solent Apprenticeship Hub
businesses
engagement
Objective 1.2: Increase workforce retention and support the development of
resident skills to allow city opportunities to be obtained
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
End of year Creation of Pledge scheme, including
Pledge scheme 2020 promotional materials
PCC economic growth,
created for businesses End of 2021 30 businesses signed up
EBP, Solent LEP, Solent
in Portsmouth to offer
Shaping Apprenticeship Hub, PCC 2022
meaningful
Portsmouth children, families and 2023 15 more businesses per year signed up
engagement with
education services, 2024
school pupils/
University of Portsmouth 10 employer signed up to Care Leavers
students/residents. 2025
Covenant
Increase opportunities
Shaping Portsmouth, PCC
for work placements
economic growth, Solent
and subsequent job University of Increase graduate retention figure by
LEP, Solent 2025
offers to those at the Portsmouth TO BE CONFIRMED BY UOP
Apprenticeship Hub,
University of
University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Create pledge scheme Creation of Pledge scheme, including
2022
to encourage promotional activities
employers to pay
Shaping
living wage as Solent LEP
Portsmouth
minimum (as defined 2023 30 businesses signed up in initial year
by the Living Wage
Foundation)
Skills and labour market strategy • 17Objective 1.3: Strengthen and improve the Career Information and Guidance
(CIAG) available to all residents
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Support schools to
deliver an effective
careers education PCC children,
Solent careers hub, Annually Progress and benchmarks measured
programme in order to families and
Portsmouth schools 2020-2025 annually
meet the requirements education services
of the careers strategy
etc
Solent LEP, National Portsmouth LMI guide and resources
Ensure that high
Careers Service, Solent created and agreed by all partners
quality and relevant PCC children,
Apprenticeship Hub,
LMI is accessible to families and 2021
Shaping Portsmouth,
schools and young education services Guide promoted and utilised by relevant
independent learning
people partners and available to residents
providers, colleges
Objective 1.4: Promote inclusion and employability for all to ensure a career
and skills development pathway for everyone
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Support long term
unemployed through
PCC employment, Training providers, FE Meets, and where possible maximise,
the delivery of Annually
learning and skills Colleges each contracts targets
available funded
programmes
Ensure the delivery of Establish funding and targets to
targeted employment 2020 support the skills strategy based on
PCC employment, Training providers, FE funding
training to meet
learning and skills Colleges
under-represented 2021 Review and target annually
groups 2021–2025
Promote the Increase the number of employers
Department of Work and across the city signing up to the
Portsmouth City
Pensions, Shaping Disability Confident mark
Council Disability
The Hive Portsmouth, PCC HR and 2025
Confident agenda in Increase the amount of residents with
children, education and
relation to SEND and /or disabilities in meaningful
families
employment employment
18 • Skills and labour market strategyTheme 2: action plan: integrate
Objective 2.1: Ensure employers are at the heart of technical and vocational
training
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Quarterly Skills group meeting
PCC economic growth
Shaping Portsmouth Shaping Review of current members of skills
and employment and
skills group Portsmouth Annually group and additional member
skills
recruitment
Objective 2.2: Provide fully comprehensive business support to assist
businesses with their current and future workforce needs
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Improve the sharing of
Shaping Portsmouth to utilise labour
labour market
Shaping market information from PCC and
information between PCC economic growth 2020
Portsmouth Solent LEP and disseminate to
businesses within the
businesses
city
Complete further
Shaping 2021, 2023 Completed employer skills survey with
employer skills PCC economic growth
Portsmouth and 2025 accompanying analysis published
surveys
Chamber of Commerce, Every three Put a skills case study/skills information
Increase skills
PCC economic University of Portsmouth, months into the PCC business e-bulletin
communication with
growth Solent Apprenticeship Hub, At least 50% of businesses at Future
SME businesses Annually
ALPHI, Shaping Portsmouth Portsmouth to be SMEs
Objective 2.3: Work to increase the amount of Portsmouth residents that have
higher qualifications, specifically apprenticeships
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Use PCC 25% levy
share option (in years
available) to support Increase the amount of STEAM sector
Solent Apprenticeship
Portsmouth SMEs to PCC HR Annually apprenticeships support by 25% by
Hub
recruit apprentices, 2025
with emphasis within
STEAM sectors
Acting as a conduit
between large
employers and SMEs Solent Shaping Portsmouth, Increase the amount of higher
2021
in the city to Apprenticeship Hub ALPHI apprenticeship starts
encourage and guide
on levy share
Skills and labour market strategy • 19Objective 2.4: Decrease the amount of Portsmouth residents who have no or
low level qualifications
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Each section
Use Section 106 DWP, Solent
106 to be All relevant section 106 ESP
employment and skills Apprenticeship Hub,
PCC economic completed benchmarks achieved, with supporting
plan benchmarks to FE providers, PCC
growth within each evidence, including related activities
target those with no or employment, learning
induvial site outside of benchmarks
low level qualifications and skills
duration
Theme 3: partner, action plan
Objective 3.1: Create a clear communication network for skills partners within
the city to use in relation to skills and the workforce
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Industry specific Dates set for bi-annual meetings and
PCC economic FE colleges and training
economic sector 2020 invitations sent to sector specific
growth providers
group meetings businesses
Objective 3.2: Continue existing and develop new programmes and projects
designed to support organisation and employers employ and train vulnerable
resident groups
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Champion Portsmouth
City Council’s Health
PCC employment, DWP, Shaping Yearly reduction of those claiming
& Wellbeing policy and 2021-2025
learning and skills Portsmouth disability benefits in the city
Disability Confident
agenda.
20 • Skills and labour market strategyObjective 3.3: Work to create a skills and learning provision that is focused on
economic growth and prosperity for the city of Portsmouth
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Begin development of Establish current provision for
2020
training programmes emerging industrial sectors
Solent Apprenticeship
to support emerging PCC economic Develop programmes for emerging
Hub, schools, FE colleges, 2021–2022
technologies growth sectors
Shaping Portsmouth
including AI, robotics, Begin delivery on programmes for
and automation 2024–2025
emerging sectors
Make FE colleges and
training providers a
successful conduit for Numbers of students gaining
Shaping Portsmouth,
advanced skills and Post 16 forum Annually employment in city within STEAM
Solent LEP
manufacturing to companies
support top industry
sectors in Portsmouth
Lobby to increase
capital funded PCC economic PCC HR, Solent LEP, One major capital grant for skills
2020-2025
projects related to growth Shaping Portsmouth infrastructure
skills in the city
Objective 3.4: Encourage and support clean growth education, skills, and
training
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Promote available
funding to support PCC economic Provide monthly reports on funding
Solent LEP 2020-2021
new training growth streams made available
programmes
Establish current provision for clean
2020
growth sectors
Encourage the
Develop programmes for clean growth
delivery of clean Schools, FE colleges TBC 2021–2022
sectors
growth sectors
Begin delivery on programmes for clean
2024–2025
growth sectors
Skills and labour market strategy • 21Theme 4: respond
Objective 4.1: Workforce reskilling
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Digital Skills for
Shaping PCC skills providers, Digital skills action plan agreed by
Businesses (digital 2020
Portsmouth (skills) Shaping Portsmouth 31/1/21
exclusion)
Quarterly LMI Dashboard formally
Supporting skills shared with skills network to inform
providers to meet PCC skills providers, planning. Establish a skills provider sub
Skills group 2020
employers’ diverse Shaping Portsmouth group of the skills group by 31/12/20.
needs Communication plan agreed by
31/12/20
Launch of the Portsmouth Pledge page
Shaping PCC skills providers
Portsmouth Pledge 2020 by 30/11/20. Live support from
Portsmouth support organisations
Shaping Portsmouth from Nov 20
Business engagement statistics
Chamber of Solutions Shaping PCC, Hampshire Chamber
2020-2021 (delegates) reports (monthly).
business events Portsmouth of Commerce, businesses
Qualitative feedback reports (monthly)
Active promotion
of all funded provision PCC skills providers,
Shaping
available across businesses, Hampshire 2020-2021 Communication plan and delivery
Portsmouth
Portsmouth to Chamber of commerce
Businesses
£1M in levy transfer spent in the Solent
Solent
Transfer to Transform PCC, Shaping Portsmouth 2020-2021 LEP area to increase Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship HUB
starts by 30/04/21
Objective 4.2: Redundancy support
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Ensure the delivering
of the DWP JET (Job
entry targeted
ELS (economic Min of 22% of participants moving into
support) to support
development) DWP Businesses October 2020 sustained employment over 18 months
individuals (in receipt
Businesses of delivery
of universal credit for
min 3 months) into
work, in Portsmouth
Promotion of all
Shaping PCC, all skills providers, Communication evidence and
funded programmes 2020
Portsmouth businesses participation numbers (attendance)
across the city
22 • Skills and labour market strategyAction Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Work with partners to
DWP, internal PCC
increase opportunities
Wider Economic partners, Portsmouth
and funding available 2020 Renew Grantfinder for 2020/1021
Development HIVE, Solent LEP and
to those experiencing
other funding sources
redundancy in the city
Objective 4.3: Alignment for recovery funding
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
Promote all funding
opportunities to Economic Growth Shaping Portsmouth 2020 Communication plan and delivery
businesses to
Shaping PCC General public and
Crowdfunder 2020 Any spend allocation from KIM?
Portsmouth (B&E) businesses, Crowdfunder
To continue to ensure
that 100% of eligible Shaping Portsmouth,
businesses receive Economic Growth Solent LEP, Chamber of 2020-2021 Funding spend reports
appropriate grant Commerce, busineses
funding
Objective 4.4: Young people
Action Lead partner Supporting partners Time frame Expected outcomes
PCC recognised as an intermediary
Other intermediary
organisation in Portsmouth by
Kickstart (plan for jobs PCC employment, bodies, including but not December
30/11/20. Reduction in UC claimants in
2020) learning and skills exclusive to DWP, 2021
the 16-24 age bracket as a% of overall
Shaping, SAH
claimants by Quarter 1 2022
PCC education, PCC
Formal application for funds submitted
Youth Hub employment, DWP 2020
Sept 2020
learning and skills
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